Spec showdown: Amazon Kindle Fire HD (7-inch) vs. Google Nexus 7

In addition to a new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader and the new Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch, Amazon also updated its 7-inch Kindle Fire, which sports a new high-definition display. The Kindle Fire HD 7-inch now has the specs to go fully head-to-head against Google’s popular Nexus 7. And to sweeten the deal, Amazon now offers 16GB and 32GB storage options for the 7-inch Fire HD, as well as new e-mail features, and an “HD” front-facing camera with custom Skype functionality. All said, it’s a pretty impressive little tablet. Below, we’ve put the full specs of the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch up agains the Google Nexus 7. Which one would you choose?

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7-inch vs. Google Nexus 7

Kindle Fire HD 7-inch

Google Nexus 7

Price

$200/$250

$200/$250

Thickness

10.3 mm

10.45 mm

Weight

394g

340g

OS

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (modified)

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (unmodified)

System Chip

TI OMAP 4 (1.2GHz dual-core)

NVIDIA Tegra 3 (quad-core)

RAM

1GB

1GB

Storage

16/32GB

8/16 GB

SD card slot

No

No

Microphone

Yes

Yes

Camera

“HD” front-facing only

1.2 MP front-facing only

Max. battery

11 hrs

8 hrs

Chargers

Micro USB (computer/wall charger)

Micro USB (wall charger only)

4G

No

No

Wi-Fi

2.4 and 5GHz dual-band

802.11 b/g/n

Screen size

7 inches, IPS

7 inches

Resolution

1280 x 800

1280 x 800

Pixel density

216 PPI

216 PPI

HDMI

Yes

No

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes

Speakers

Dolby Stereo

Dual/stereo

NFC

No

Yes

GPS

No

Yes

App store

Amazon

Google Play

Correction: A number of stats were incorrect, and have been corrected. We have also added some addition stats. (Thanks, Nick!)

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